Wireless Solutions

 

Wireless continues to be the most common access layer technology for users and their devices. This also makes it a prime entry point for cyber criminals looking to compromise a network.

 

On-air encryption of sensitive data is an important first step for securing the wireless environment, but it doesn’t address all possible issues. Rather than decrypting data, many new attacks look to access the network itself and pull information from network resources directly. Improved authentication mechanisms can help to ensure that only approved users are on the network, but with the explosion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, a whole new category of devices without security need network access.

 

Companies need a solution that not only secures the wireless layer itself, but also segments network traffic based on who or what is accessing it, and can give visibility and control of IoT devices. In addition, with wireless devices being used both inside and outside the corporate network, steps need to be taken to evaluate and police trusted devices to ensure they have not been compromised while outside the corporate network.